…come, take up the cross, and follow me. Mark 10:21

Fruitful Sowing

And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. Mark 4:1And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, Mark 4:2Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: Mark 4:3and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. Mark 4:4And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: Mark 4:5and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. Mark 4:6And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. Mark 4:7And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. Mark 4:8And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Mark 4:9

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. Mark 4:10And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables: Mark 4:11that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. Mark 4:12And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables? Mark 4:13The sower soweth the word. Mark 4:14And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. Mark 4:15And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy; Mark 4:16and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble. Mark 4:17And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word, Mark 4:18and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. Mark 4:19And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. Mark 4:20

Study the above passage brothers and sisters, seek God’s wisdom on it, prayerfully seek his guidance. It was part of my daily study and God put it on me to share it. I pray that each of us is found to be fruitful soil casting out our seeds into the same.